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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 18792 COCA: 10512

neutralize

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neutralize verb
also British neutralise /ˈnuːtrəˌlaɪz/ Brit /ˈnjuːtrəˌlaɪz/
neutralizes; neutralized; neutralizing
neutralize
verb
also British neutralise /ˈnuːtrəˌlaɪz/ Brit /ˈnjuːtrəˌlaɪz/
neutralizes; neutralized; neutralizing
Learner's definition of NEUTRALIZE
[+ object]
1 
: to stop (someone or something) from being effective or harmful使…无效；抵消
2 
technical : to cause (a chemical) to be neither an acid nor a base使（化学品）中和
3 
: to make (something, such as a country or area) neutral during a war使（国家、地区等）中立

— neutralization

also British neutralisation /ˌnuːtrələˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /ˌnjuːtrəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 18792 COCA: 10512

neutralize

verb

neu·​tral·​ize ˈnü-trə-ˌlīz How to pronounce neutralize (audio)
ˈnyü-
neutralized; neutralizing

transitive verb

1
: to make chemically neutral
2
a
: to counteract the activity or effect of : make ineffective
propaganda that is difficult to neutralize
b
: kill, destroy
3
: to make electrically inert by combining equal positive and negative quantities
4
: to invest (a territory, a nation, etc.) with conventional or obligatory neutrality conferring inviolability during a war
5
: to make neutral by blending with the complementary color
6
: to give (a pair of phonemes) a nondistinctive form or pronunciation
\t\ and \d\ are neutralized when pronounced as flaps

intransitive verb

: to undergo neutralization
neutralizer noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

The soldiers tried to neutralize the attack by dividing the invading army. This medicine neutralizes stomach acids. The lands between the warring countries were neutralized.
Recent Examples on the Web The need is urgent, as China invests in naval power and long-range missiles that could neutralize America’s carrier battle groups. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022 The current state of the pandemic has sparked a search for monoclonal antibodies that neutralize not one but all strains to counter these new variants. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 The Warriors were also able to neutralize Boston’s size. Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 11 June 2022 Their idea seems to be that, sometime well off into the future, technology will be able to neutralize the enormous planet-heating effects of oil, gas and even coal. Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 24 Mar. 2022 In fact, more than half of the antibodies seen one month after a third dose were able to neutralize omicron, even though the vaccine was not designed for that variant, the study found. Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2022 In fact, more than half of the antibodies seen one month after a third dose were able to neutralize Omicron, even though the vaccine was not designed for that variant, the study found. New York Times, 21 Feb. 2022 The companies reported on Dec. 8 that in lab studies, blood samples from people who had received a booster dose showed higher levels of antibodies able to neutralize the Omicron variant than samples from people who were vaccinated with two doses. Alice Park, Time, 9 Dec. 2021 The antibodies the researchers pulled out of people doubly dosed with Pfizer were, on average, 25 times less able to neutralize an Omicron look-alike in the lab. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1744, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of neutralize was in 1744
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 18792 COCA: 10512
neutralize (BrE also neutralise)

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤effectively有效地中和◇This strategy effectively neutralized what the party had hoped would be a vote-winner.這一策略有效地沖淡了該政黨希望在選舉中獲勝的心態。PREPOSITION➤with用⋯中和◇Discarded acid should be neutralized with alkali before disposal.廢酸在丟棄前應該用鹼來中和。

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